by allan tong for FILMbutton Fading Gigolo was one of this year’s TIFF films that had buyers buzzing…until they saw it. Noted actor John Turturro writes and directs this starring vehicle for himself who becomes a high-price callboy for upscale Manhattan women like Sharon Stone. Woody Allen plays his 76-year-old pimp and steals every scene […]
by allan tong for FILMbutton After Paris and Rome, Woody Allen returns to America in his latest film, a well-crafted and ultimately unsettling portrait of a woman who had everything in the world, but loses it. Sure, laughs and sharp one-liners abound in Allen’s script which carries the typical Woody blend of love triangles and […]
Monica Nappo,one of the stars of W ZAPPATORE, discusses her experience of working with Woody Allen in TO ROME WITH LOVE with Allan Tong at the ICFF Opening Night Party.
from icff The Italian Contemporary Film Festival, presented by IC Savings, kicks off on June 26, 2013 with the international premiere of BENVENUTO PRESIDENTE at the TIFF Bell Lightbox, followed by an exclusive Gala event at The Ritz-Carlton™ Toronto, a major sponsor of the festival. The second edition of the ICFF runs from June 26 […]
Co-Founder Cristiano de Florentiis discusses film program for the 2013 Italian Contemporary Film Festival to be held in Toronto from June 26th – July 6th, 2013.
from cannes Midnight in Paris, the new film by Woody Allen will open the Festival de Cannes on May 11th in the LumièreTheatre, in the presence of the Jury presided by Robert De Niro. The romcom, which was shot last year in the French capital, brings together a broad international cast, including Owen Wilson, Rachel […]
from the new york times Crimes and Misdemeanors, New From Woody Allen By VINCENT CANBY Published: October 13, 1989 LEAD: Judah Rosenthal (Martin Landau), a successful Manhattan ophthalmologist, and his best friend, Ben (Sam Waterston), a rabbi, are discussing what one of them describes as ”a small infidelity” when they suddenly are confronting the meaning […]
